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1976:
Keith R. Gibson (political
science/philosophy)
of the
firm Williams, Box, Forshee
and Bullard of Oklahoma
City, Okla. recently spoke at
the annual convention of the
National Waste and Recycling
Association in Tulsa, Okla. on
the topic of landfill-zoning
concerns with respect to
environmental justice.
1979:
Ken Holdren (accounting)
recently retired from his
position as Geisinger Clinic
chief administrative officer.
Holdren has been a member
of the Geisinger family since
1985, beginning his career in
the finance department as
the Geisinger Clinic controller
and then serving as chief
financial officer and the health
system’s vice president of
finance. Annually, the finance
department awards one of
its team members with the
prestigious Kenneth A. Holdren
Service Award for exemplifying
the qualities and standards
that Holdren displayed through
his career.
Patti (Dodaro) Kenney
(biology)
just recently decided
to put her private practice
aside, taking a position at
Family Service Association
(FSA) in Egg Harbor Township,
N.J. She was hired as an
outpatient psychotherapist
in February 2014 and just 4
months later, was promoted
to Senior Clinician. She now
supervises other therapists
and coordinates the graduate
level interns. Kenney earned
her MSW in 1997 from Widener
University and her license to
practice clinical social work in
2000.
Renee (Brosius) Salamone
(sociology/anthropology)
retired on June 30, 2014 from
the USPS after 30 years of
service. She and her husband,
Nik, live in Bushkill, Pa. and
have four daughters. They also
have two spoiled dachshunds.
1991:
Mike Pearson (psychology)
has been named assistant
athletic director and head
sprint football coach at
Chestnut Hill College in
Philadelphia. The team will
play its first game in school
history in September against
Princeton.
1992:
Carolyn Blatchley (religion)
outlined the Cumberland
County Library System’s
proactive approach toward
addressing shrinking budgets
by evaluating traditional
library services and adopting
innovative, cost-effective
strategies in a new book,
“Letting Go of Legacy
Services: Library Case
Studies” published by the
American Library Association
in September. Her case study
was one of nine from across
the nation and highlights the
library system’s recent website
redesign, along with efforts
to keep library services in-
house. Blatchley is a charter
member of the Friends of the
Snowden Library and has been
employed by the Cumberland
County Library System
since January 2002. She is
responsible for coordinating
and providing library system
staff with technology training,
as well as supporting the
configuration and optimization
of library system technologies
and website services. She lives
in Harrisburg with her husband,
Deuane Hoffman.
1993:
Karin Botto (theatre)
hosted
a sold-out conference at
Saint Joseph’s University
in Philadelphia. More than
100 people attended the
event to learn about a unique
leadership model developed
by Botto and two SJU
colleagues. Over the last year,
Botto has also presented this
model at Seattle University,
Fordham University, Loyola
Chicago University and Saint
Louis University.
1995:
Robert Vincent Martin
(political science)
recently
accepted the position of senior
director of development
at the Hyacinth AIDS
Foundation. Hyacinth is New
Jersey’s oldest and largest
HIV/AIDS treatment and
prevention organization.
Hyacinth provides client
services in seven offices in
six metropolitan areas of
New Jersey, as well as several
statewide services.
1996:
Zachary M. Rubinich (political
science)
has joined Rawle &
Henderson as a partner in the
firm’s Philadelphia office. He
focuses his practice on the
defense of insurance carriers,
self-insured entities and third-
party administrators against
workers’ compensation claims
in Pennsylvania. Based on
his extensive experience, the
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Workers’ Compensation Law
Section has certified him as
Specialist in the practice of
workers’ compensation law.
1999:
Seth Brahler (business
administration)
was recently
promoted to director of human
resources information system
at Cornell University, Division
of Human Resources. He is
responsible for the strategic
direction and leadership for
HR Information Systems,
managing the day-to-day
operations and production for
Workday, and as a member
of the Leadership team,
contributes to the strategic
direction of the HR function.
2008:
Joanna (Petrie) Scarangello
(music)
received her master of
arts degree in music education
from Montclair State University
in May 2014.
2009:
Kyle Totaro (chemistry)
graduated from Brown
University in May 2014 with his
doctorate in organic chemistry.
He is now working at a post-
doctoral program at MIT.
2010:
Amy Richards (French)
is now
production manager for the
theatres of the French Institute
Alliance Française in New York
City.
2011:
Allyson Entz (political
science)
graduated from Roger
Williams University School of
Law in May 2014 and is now
practicing as a public defender
for the Massachusetts
Committee for Public Counsel
Services.
Song:
Wham! - Careless
Whisper
Top Grossing Film:
Back to
the Future
Headlines:
Reagan and
Gorbachev meet at summit
(Nov. 19); agree to step up
arms control talks and renew
cultural contacts (Nov. 21).
TIME TRAVEL
1985
Song:
Coolio - Gangsta’s
Paradise
Top Grossing Film:
Toy Story
Headlines:
Scores killed as
terrorist’s car bomb blows
up block-long Oklahoma City
federal building
(April 19); Timothy McVeigh,
27, arrested as suspect
(April 21); authorities seek
second suspect, link right-
wing paramilitary groups to
bombing (April 22).
Los Angeles jury finds O. J.
Simpson not guilty of murder
charges (Oct. 3).
Pope John Paul II visits US on
whirlwind tour (Oct. 4-8).
TIME TRAVEL
1995
Song:
Mariah Carey - We
Belong Together
Top Grossing Film:
Star Wars
Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith
Headlines:
Hurricane Katrina
wreaks catastrophic damage
on the Gulf coast; more than
1,000 die and millions are
left homeless. Americans
are shaken not simply by the
magnitude of the disaster
but by how ill-prepared all
levels of government are in its
aftermath. (Aug. 25-30).
The engagement of Tom
Cruise and Katie Holmes—and
her pregnancy—generated
publicity not seen since the
hookup—and breakup—
of Ben Affleck and Jennifer
Lopez.
TIME TRAVEL
2005